9th Auxiliary Horse Transport Company

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Brief History

Raised in Mid 1941, it was mobilised at Claremont Showgrounds on 1 Dec 1941 to undertake local transport tasks between camps. In February 1942 it had detachments at, Naval Base, Northam, Melville, Ascot, Harvey, Rottnest Island, Narrogin, Wanneroo and Bushmead. By February 1943 it had eight sections, with 494 men and 443=2 horses and had additional detachments at Gingin, Marrinup (between Pinjarra and Dwellingup), West Midland, Booran (between Merredin and Burracoppin) and Springhill. In September 1943 they were re-organised and reduced to 350 men, and then due to reduced troop numbers in WA, to a HQ unit and two platoons with 163 men and 175 horses in February 1944. Detachments continued to be withdrawn during 1944 and the unit was disbanded in January 1945.

Unit Personnel

• Kenneth Graham Hicks 15 Nov 1940 - 18 Mar 1941 & 5 Mar - 17 Oct 1943 & 1 May 1944 - 16 Jan 1945
• George Henry Harden 23 Aug 1941 - 30 Oct 1943
• John James Ainsworth 17 Sep 1941 - 20 Nov 1944
• Henry Thomas Cockram 1 Sep 1941 - 30 Apr 1943
• Jack Cartwright 16 Jan 1942 - 9 Sep 1943
• James David Watts 30 Dec 1942 - 7 Jan 1944
• Maurice Raven 22 Apr 1943 - 24 Sep 1944
• Luke Pense 24 Apr 1944 - 10 Jan 1945